Inkstand with self-filling well.



H. KLETT. INKSTAND WITH SELF FILLING WELL.

APPL'IUATION FILED MAY 5, 1909.

Patented 3311.25, 1910.

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Amman HUGO KLETT, OF ILMENAU, GERMANY.

INKSTAND WITH SELF-FILLING WELL.

Specification of Letters latent.

Application led May 5, 1909.

Patented Jan. 25, 1910.

Serial No. 494,109.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGO KLETT, manufacturer, a subject of the GrandDuke of SaXeWeimar-Eisenach, residing at Ilmenau, Grand Duchy ofSaXe-Weimar-Eisenach, Germany, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Inkstands with Self-Filling Wells, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The present invention comprehends the production of an ink standincluding a receptacle for the reserve supply of ink, this receptaclebeing superposed upon a reservoir provided with one or more dip cups,the ink being fed automatically to said reservoir as fast as it isconsumed.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated intheaccompanying drawing, wherein- Figure l is a fragmental, longitudinalsectional view of the improved ink stand; and Fig. 2 is a frontelevation thereof.

Referring more particularly to the drawings it will be seenthat thereservoir 2 which is provided with a dip opening 3 or a num ber of suchopenings, is formed in the bowl, or otherwise, shaped base l. Upon thisreservoir is mounted a receptacle 5 adapted to contain the reservesupply of ink, the bottom wall or floor 4 thereof forming the top of thereservoir. In the above mentioned wall there is formed a downwarlyextending bore 6 of the dropper converging to a comparatively smalloutlet opening 8 through which the ink contained in the receptacle isfed slowly into the reservoir. The upper end of the receptacle isadapted to be closed by a suitable plug, thereby rendering saidreceptacle airtight. This receptacle is preferably made bottle-shaped.

The stand, as a whole, may be made of porcelain, glass, earthenware,metal, or any other suitable material.

l/Vhat is claimed is:

An inkstand comprising a base formed with a reservoir, and a fillingreceptacle superposed upon the reservoir having its bottom wall formingthe top thereof, said wall being formed with a funnel-shaped dropperextending downwardly into said reservoir to feed the contents of therecep tacle slowly thereinto, said receptacle having its upper endprovided with an inlet opening adapted to receive a plug.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

HUGO KLETT.

Witnesses GUsTAv LAUTER, Jr.,

OSKAR HEIMANN.

funnel-shaped dropper 7, which projects into the reservoir, as shown inFig. l, the

